Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 2,185 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,185 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zimbabwe peaked at 6,753 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,664 t, in 1994.
That places Zimbabwe 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,286 t | 1,664 t | 6,753 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,112 t | 2,953 t | 3,270 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,568 t | 2,185 t | 3,376 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,185 t | 2,185 t | 2,185 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,723 t compare
- 88 Lesotho 2,266 t compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 91 Ireland 2,142 t compare
- 92 Switzerland 2,093 t compare
- 93 Sweden 2,034 t compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 218.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 391 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,523 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 47.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,020 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zimbabwe?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zimbabwe was 2,185 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,753 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,664 t in 1994.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Zimbabwe ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).